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commissaire

British

/ ˌkɒmɪˈsɛə /

noun

(in professional cycle racing) a referee who travels in an open-topped car with the riders to witness any infringement of the rules

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Etymology

Origin of commissaire

from French: see _commissary

Example Sentences

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Her struggles with pregnancy provide a subplot, further softening up our gifted commissaire and making his domestic situation less than idyllic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

With Denis Ménochet, appealing as the local commissaire, and, eventually, Alfre Woodard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2024

“Il est assez sophistiqué,” analyse Guillaume Piens, commissaire général d’une foire d’art contemporain au printemps, à Paris au Grand Palais .

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2023

We sped through the race, past team cars laden with spare bikes as commissaire Jean-Michel ticked off riders for minor infringements and made copious, illegible notes.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2018

It is a private arrangement between you and the commissaire, and it is not very probable that he'll get himself into a scrape for you.'

From Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune by Lever, Charles James

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